diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/pipelines_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
index eafe67a74..4b6974d8d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ class Api::V1::Projects::PipelinesController < Api::V1::BaseController
     @pipeline.branch = branch
     @pipeline.is_graphic_design = params[:pipeline_type] == 2 ? true : false
     @pipeline.pipeline_type = params[:pipeline_type] if params[:pipeline_type].present?
-    @pipeline.json = params[:pipelineTemplateJson] if params[:pipelineTemplateJson].present?
+    if params[:pipelineTemplateJson].present?
+      @pipeline.json = params[:pipelineTemplateJson]
+      @pipeline.yaml = build_pipeline_yaml_new(@pipeline.pipeline_name, params[:pipelineTemplateJson])
+    end
     @pipeline.save!
   end